Are There Any Initial Symptoms of Helicobacter Pylori Infection?

Family Medicine, Primary Care Roots Community Health Center, Hippo Education, Kameda Medical Center

Supervised by Kenji Taylor, MD

Most helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections result in no symptoms.

Explanation

Infection with h. pylori often occurs early in children with few or no symptoms. Infection is generally thought to last a lifetime though some people have cleared the disease without treatment. A smaller subset of adults will develop symptoms and chronic gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining). If these symptoms develop, treating h. pylori infection is necessary through a combination of antibiotics and medications that slow down acid production in the stomach.

(References)

Portal-Celhay, Cynthia, and Guillermo I. Perez-Perez. "Immune responses to Helicobacter pylori colonization: mechanisms and clinical outcomes." Clinical science 110.3 (2006): 305-314.
Parikh NS, Ahlawat R. Helicobacter Pylori. [Updated 2023 Aug 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-.

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